Dimerisation and twist reversal of the Lewy fold in α-synuclein mutants with Parkinson's disease and dementia
Hongwei Zhang, Alexey G. Murzin, Jennifer A. Macdonald, Tiara V. Hinton, Sew‐Yeu Peak‐Chew, Catarina de Matos Ferraz Franco, Patrick W. Cullinane, Thomas T. Warner, Ayami Okuzumi, Raquel Real, Kenya Nishioka, Daisuke Taniguchi, Daita Kaneda, Huw R. Morris, Henry Houlden, , Michel Goedert
The paper reports the structures of α-synuclein filaments from individuals with Parkinson's disease and dementia, revealing differences in dimerisation and twist reversal between pathogenic and non-pathogenic variants.
bioRxiv · Apr 9, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics